tracks

Intro
Pray
American Dreamin'
Hello Brooklyn 2.0
No Hook
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...
Sweet
I Know
Party Life
Ignorant Sh*t
Say Hello
Success
Fallin'
Blue Magic
American Gangster

notes

14 and 15 are bonus tracks.

Inspired by the Denzel Washington / Russell Crowe movie "American Gangster", but it is not a soundtrack for the movie.

"Intro", "No Hook", "Success" and "Blue Magic" contain excerpts from "American Gangster" used courtesy of Universal Studios.

"Pray" contains a sample from "New Earth" by Hank Marvin, written by Alan Hawkshaw.

"American Dreamin'" contains a sample of the recording "Soon I'll Be Loving You Again" as performed by Marvin Gaye, written by M. Gaye, A. Ross, L. Ware.

"Hello Brooklyn 2.0" contains excerpts from "Hello Brooklyn" performed by The Beastie Boys.

"No Hook" contains a sample of the recording "Love Serenade" as performed by Barry White (B. White).

"Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..." contains a sample of "Make the Road by Walking" performed by The Menahan Street Band, written by T. Brenneck, D. Guy, M. Deller, L. Michels, B. Mann.

"Sweet" contains a sample of "Does Your Mama Know" written by Rudy Love and performed by Rudy Love & The Love Family.

"Party Life" contains a sample from "Get into the Party Life" by Little Beaver, written by W. Hale and D. Stone.

"Ignorant Sh*t" contains a sample of "Between the Sheets" performed by The Isley Bros., written by R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley, M. Isley, E. Isley and C. Jasper.

"Say Hello" contains a sample of the recording "The Love We Share Is the Greatest of Them All" as performed by Tom Brock, written by T. Brocker.

"Success" contains a sample of the recording "Funky Thing Pt. 1" written by Larry Ellis and performed by Larry Ellis and The Black Hammer.

"Fallin'" contains samples from "Fell for You" performed by The Dramatics, written by T. Hester.

"Blue Magic" embodies portions of "Hold On" written by D. Foster, T. McElroy, T. Ellis, C. Herron, M. Jones and D. Robinson, also contains excerpt from the motion picture "Frankenstein", score by Bernard Kaun.

"American Gangster" contains samples from the Curtis Mayfield recording "Short Eyes", written by Curtis Mayfield. Inspired by the Denzel Washington / Russell Crowe movie "American Gangster", but it is not a soundtrack for the movie.

"Intro", "No Hook", "Success" and "Blue Magic" contain excerpts from "American Gangster" used courtesy of Universal Studios.

"Pray" contains a sample from "New Earth" by Hank Marvin, written by Alan Hawkshaw.

"American Dreamin'" contains a sample of the recording "Soon I'll Be Loving You Again" as performed by Marvin Gaye, written by M. Gaye, A. Ross, L. Ware.

"Hello Brooklyn 2.0" contains excerpts from "Hello Brooklyn" performed by The Beastie Boys.

"No Hook" contains a sample of the recording "Love Serenade" as performed by Barry White (B. White).

"Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..." contains a sample of "Make the Road by Walking" performed by The Menahan Street Band, written by T. Brenneck, D. Guy, M. Deller, L. Michels, B. Mann.

"Sweet" contains a sample of "Does Your Mama Know" written by Rudy Love and performed by Rudy Love & The Love Family.

"Party Life" contains a sample from "Get into the Party Life" by Little Beaver, written by W. Hale and D. Stone.

"Ignorant Sh*t" contains a sample of "Between the Sheets" performed by The Isley Bros., written by R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley, M. Isley, E. Isley and C. Jasper.

"Say Hello" contains a sample of the recording "The Love We Share Is the Greatest of Them All" as performed by Tom Brock, written by T. Brocker.

"Success" contains a sample of the recording "Funky Thing Pt. 1" written by Larry Ellis and performed by Larry Ellis and The Black Hammer.

"Fallin'" contains samples from "Fell for You" performed by The Dramatics, written by T. Hester.

"Blue Magic" embodies portions of "Hold On" written by D. Foster, T. McElroy, T. Ellis, C. Herron, M. Jones and D. Robinson, also contains excerpt from the motion picture "Frankenstein", score by Bernard Kaun.

"American Gangster" contains samples from the Curtis Mayfield recording "Short Eyes", written by Curtis Mayfield.

credits

A&R – The Carter Administration
Art Direction, Design – JP Robinson, Shawn Carter
Bass, Guitar – Ed "Wolverine" Goldson, (tracks: 5 to 7, 9)
Drums – Mario Winans (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
Executive-Producer – Antonio "LA" Reid, Shawn Carter
Mastered By – Tony Dawsey
Mixed By – Supa Engineer Duro, (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14), Victor Abjaoudi II, (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 9)
Mixed By [Assistant] – Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, (tracks: 4, 8, 11, 12, 14), Steve "Rock Star" Dickey, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9)
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson (tracks: 5 to 7, 9)
Photography By [All Other] – Hype Williams
Photography By [Back Cover And Cd Label] – JP Robinson
Photography By [Front Cover, Page 2 And Outside Inlay] – Arthur Elgort
Producer – LV (2) (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), Diddy, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), Sean C, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9)
Producer [Associate] – Sean "Diddy" Combs, The Hitmen (2)
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 9, 11 to 14), Steve "Rock Star" Dickey, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), Victor Abjaoudi II, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9)
Strings – Mario Winans (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
Written-By – D. Matthews, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), L. Coppin, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), S. Combs, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), S. Carter, (tracks: 2 to 15)
Art Direction, Design – JP Robinson, Shawn Carter
Bass, Guitar – Ed "Wolverine" Goldson, (tracks: 5 to 7, 9)
Drums – Mario Winans (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
Executive-Producer – Antonio "LA" Reid, Shawn Carter
Mastered By – Tony Dawsey
Mixed By – Supa Engineer Duro, (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14), Victor Abjaoudi II, (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 9)
Mixed By [Assistant] – Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, (tracks: 4, 8, 11, 12, 14), Steve "Rock Star" Dickey, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9)
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson (tracks: 5 to 7, 9)
Photography By [All Other] – Hype Williams
Photography By [Back Cover And Cd Label] – JP Robinson
Photography By [Front Cover, Page 2 And Outside Inlay] – Arthur Elgort
Producer – LV (2) (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), Diddy, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), Sean C, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9)
Producer [Associate] – Sean "Diddy" Combs, The Hitmen (2)
Recorded By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 9, 11 to 14), Steve "Rock Star" Dickey, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), Victor Abjaoudi II, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9)
Strings – Mario Winans (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
Written-By – D. Matthews, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), L. Coppin, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), S. Combs, (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9), S. Carter, (tracks: 2 to 15)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Copyright (c) – Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Manufactured By – Island Def Jam Music Group
Marketed By – Island Def Jam Music Group
Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Copyright (c) – Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Manufactured By – Universal Music Canada Inc.
Distributed By – Universal Music Canada Inc.

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